Officials: 2 Georgia men drank cleaning products to fight COVID-19

Calls to Georgia poison control increase

ATLANTA - Two Georgia men were hospitalized after drinking cleaning products hoping to prevent a coronavirus infection, officials said.

Georgia Poison Control Director Gaylord Lopez told FOX 5 that one man drank bleach and the other ingested a mixture of household cleaners, beer, medication, and mouthwash over the weekend.

Lopez says both Atlanta men, who have a history of mental health issues, have been discharged after psychiatric observation and are expected to be okay.

During a White House briefing last Thursday, President Donald Trump inquired whether ingesting disinfectants could treat the coronavirus. Lopez told FOX 5 that there is no indication that the president’s statements led to the men’s actions.